National Republican., 1887-07-12
UNUSUALLY DULL,
Fluctuations Confined within Marrow
Ranee-No Features OF Importance.

Rapee--No Features OF Importance.
NEW York, July 1.-THE stock market
was unusually dull throughout the entire
very little Importance. The trading re-
tained its usual professional character, with
an almost total lack Of feature. The c)urs-
Of prices was very irregular, but fluctud
tions in all but one or two stocks were cou
fined within fractional limits. Some de
pression was caused In the early trading by
the Unexpectedly low figures from London,
although news, except the usual reported
damage to the crops, was scarce aud unim-
portant.
Certain rumors were set ailoat which had
some influence on values. those throwing
doubt upon the financial status OF some of
the parties to the Baltimore and Ohio deal
caused some feeling Of uncertainty, the as
tertion that the government would advertise
for the purchase Of bonds 10 the near future
had stimulating influence upon prices.
The manipulation Of Wheeling aud Lake
Erie by which its price was depressed nearly
10 per cent, followed by a partial recovery,
bad no Influence whatever upon the general
list. MaDhatteu regained part OF its late
losses, but movements In the remainder
were generally without significance.
The opening was quite Irregular, though
the changes from Saturdays figures were
for small fractions except In Wheeling and
Lake Shore, which vas down. The mar.
ket was dull, but firm In the early trading,
and few stocks displayed decided strength.
The early advantage, however, was geuer
ally lost before noon, by which time Wheel
ing and Lake Erie had reached Its lowest
point. The market was alternately heavy
and firm within very narrow limits, and be.
ycnd the rallies in Wheeling and Lake
Shore and Manhattan the afternoons trad.
tt,a, To-
was generally beavy at or near the lowest
figures reached. Notwithstanding this
however, a majority Of stocks show sligh'
advances as compared with Saturday.
figures.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
from 3 to 5, last loan at 3, aud closipl
offered at 3. Sterling exchange is dull ano
unchanged. Actual business at 4S2l t
4S22 for C0.day bills, and 4S39 to 49,
for demand. Posted rates 4s4 TO 4S5y
Government bonds have been dull am
steady. State bonds have been dull aud
steady.
Treasury balances Coin, Sl83,915,33l
currency, $l2, 1G6,04s.
The following were the closing bid quo
tatioDs:
| As, le724; ~ COUP, 100; Pac. es of 'Oj, l2a
So; Mo. 6s Of 's7, 100; N. &. Con. Is, i2it5
do. 4s, %; Tenn. settlement Gs, 1o5; do. 3
| lO2Ia; Va. Is, IS; do. consols, Y N @. bi
Tenn. settlement IS, 7G]5 Cen. Pac. tlrsts, lii.
Deny and r. g. firsts, 80; NJ. X. and 4, 90
Northern Pac. irsts, lis; do. seconds, 105A
Northwestern cons, 1889; do. debenture, lOJb
st. l.. and san Fran, Ill; st. Paul con-. l2715
| ~. l., Chicago, and Pac; firsts, ll9; Southern
PaS tlrs,s' Ia lis, Z Z I r G and e. y; un,on
Express IL; Alton ,oa and IT. 7; e. Al DO ,pf y,
y. c. and X. N. a5; Canada Southern, 81
Canton, b5 Cen. Pac., 37lS: Ches, and Ohio
| q; Chicago and Alton. 15o: do pfd leo
| Q. u. and O., 1887; Cleveland and Col 571I.
| Con. Coal, is; Del and Hud., l0O5s; Del. aud
L.. 1919; DENY and X. g., 2sl1 Erie, sos; do,
| pfl., 60; Fort Wayne, 150; Harlem, 2l5:
| Houston and Texas, %; Ill. Gen., 122A; Kans
and Texas, 2I35: l.. Il. and W, 20l4; Lake Shore
| 96sss; Lyi. and Nash, G2l4; Manhatn and C)n ,
1l6L; NJ. and Char, 81; Met. L., l6l: Mich
Cen, 500; Mo- Pac.. l03; Mob. and o., 12H;
~; Norfolk and Western ptd., &c; Northern
DO. 'pid liz \. Y Cen. iSstE: CHICAGO ana e
St. L.. III; do. pfd, 32l5; Ohio aud Miss. 81.
| do. pfd., So; Oregon Nav, g7la; Pac. Mail
4iN; pittsburg 1885 Reading, 56}js Richmond
| and Aleg., ~; Richmond and Dan., l5O; Rock
| Ispd 12g; st. l.. and San Fran 80: do. pfi =.
751$; do. first pfd., 1l6; st. Paul S6lE do ptd
| l2O13; st p. aud o., 90: do. pfd Ill; Texas
| Fac, 2G1l; Union Pac, Sc; U. S. X, 65: Wab.
Pac,, 1875: do. pfd. 80; Wells Fargo, 1877: West.
| Union, 7G}s: Tenn. Coal and Iron, 81; Cotton
Oil TIust, 40; Quicksilver, Ga; do. pfl, 3oh.
Grain and Provisions.
Following is the range of prices in the Chicago
market, furnished by n. X. Plain q Co., st. Cloud
Building, corner, Ninth and II streets: